Dagsboro

Population: 1,350
Median household income: $64,250
Median home value: $285,000

Dagsboro is a community in Sussex County, Delaware, home to 1,350 residents. The median household income of $64,250 is below the Sussex County median ($78,162).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dagsboro's population grew 36.9% from 986 to 1,350, while its median home value rose 33.2% from $213,900 to $285,000.

The median resident is 37.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,350
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,250
Median home value: $285,000
Median gross rent: $1,315
Housing units: 583
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9861,350

Median household income

$62,206$64,250

Median home value

$213,900$285,000

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,315

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	986	$62,206	$213,900	$1,085
2020	1,026	$57,500	$232,400	$1,049
2021	1,087	$56,029	$240,300	$1,102
2022	1,338	$65,625	$271,400	$1,140
2023	1,350	$64,250	$285,000	$1,315

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over16.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	4.7%
5 to 17	251	18.6%
18 to 24	58	4.3%
25 to 34	250	18.5%
35 to 44	104	7.7%
45 to 54	78	5.8%
55 to 64	187	13.9%
65 to 74	140	10.4%
75 and over	219	16.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	978	72.4%
Black or African American	104	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	149	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	198	20.2%
High school graduate	362	37.0%
Some college or associate's	310	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	59	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	49	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.8%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	556	88.8%
Carpooled	49	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	3.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	129	21.3%
15 to 29 min	179	29.5%
30 to 44 min	223	36.7%
45 to 59 min	55	9.1%
60+ min	21	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 7.5% (100 of 1,335)

	Count	Share
Family households	329	60.7%
Nonfamily households	213	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	542	93.0%
Vacant	41	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	429	79.2%
Renter-occupied	113	20.8%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached21.1%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	381	65.4%
1-unit, attached	123	21.1%
2 to 4 units	52	8.9%
5 to 19 units	15	2.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1018950
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5462, -75.2458